George Bridgeman, 2nd Earl of Bradford

George Augustus Frederick Henry Bridgeman, 2nd Earl of Bradford (23 October 1789 – 22 March 1865), styled Viscount Newport from 1815 to 1825, was a British peer.

Early life
Bridgeman was born on 23 October 1789 as the eldest son of Orlando Bridgeman, 1st Earl of Bradford, and Lucy Elizabeth Byng. His siblings included Charles Orlando Bridgeman, Lady Lucy Whitmore, Hon. Orlando Henry Bridgeman, and the Reverend Hon. Henry Edmund Bridgeman.

He was educated at Harrow School, London, and Trinity College, Cambridge, where he graduated with a Master of Arts in 1810.

Career
He succeeded to his father's titles and the family seat at Weston Park, Staffordshire, on 7 September 1825.

Personal life
Lord Bradford married, firstly, Georgina Elizabeth Moncreiffe, daughter of Thomas Moncreiffe, in St George's, Hanover Square, on 5 March 1818. They had six children:


 * Orlando George Charles Bridgeman, 3rd Earl of Bradford (1819–1898), who married Selina Weld-Forester, daughter of Cecil Weld-Forester, 1st Baron Forester, in 1844.
 * Hon. George Thomas Orlando Bridgeman (1823–1895), a reverend.
 * Lady Mary Selina Louisa Bridgeman (d. 1889), who married Hon. Robert Windsor-Clive in 1852.
 * Lady Lucy Caroline Bridgeman (1826–1858), who died unmarried.
 * Lady Charlotte Anne Bridgeman (1827–1858), who died unmarried.
 * Hon. John Robert Orlando Bridgeman (1831–1897), a reverend who married Marianne Caroline Clive, daughter of the Venerable William Clive, in 1862; their son was William Clive Bridgeman, 1st Viscount Bridgeman.

Lady Lucy Caroline and Lady Charlotte Anne both died of their injuries, one week apart, as a result of their cotton dresses being set alight by the sparks from a fireplace at the family home, Weston Park. After the death of his wife Georgina, he married, secondly, Helen Mackay, daughter of Captain Æneas Mackay, in St Peter's Church, Eaton Square, London, on 30 October 1849.

Lord Bradford died aged 75 at Weston Park, Staffordshire, leaving an estate worth £140,000 and was succeeded in his titles by his eldest son, Orlando.